Aw Write Intro

Output Convention

manuscripts/{paper-name}/sections/intro/
├── 1-1-background.tex     # \paragraph{1.1 Research Background}
├── 1-2-problem.tex        # \paragraph{1.2 Problem Definition}
├── 1-3-contributions.tex  # \paragraph{1.3 Main Contributions}
└── 1-4-structure.tex      # \paragraph{1.4 Paper Structure}

Each file contains exactly one \paragraph{} block with appropriate content.

Task Specifications

Task 1-1: Research Background

Input context: Problem domain, broad research area, recent developments

Output: 2-3 paragraphs establishing the research context

LaTeX structure:

 paragraph{Reviewing Past Work}
\label{sec:intro:background}

[2-3 paragraphs tracing the evolution of the field,
 citing key prior work, narrowing down to the specific
 sub-area the paper addresses]

Coverage:

• Start broad (field-level)
• Narrow to specific sub-area
• Cite foundational and recent work
• Show logical progression toward the gap

Task 1-2: Problem Definition

Input context: Specific gap or limitation identified in research-brief.json

Output: 1 paragraph precisely defining the problem

LaTeX structure:

 paragraph{Problem Statement}
\label{sec:intro:problem}

[1 paragraph clearly stating the specific problem,
 limitation, or gap that motivates the paper.
 Avoid vague language; be precise about what is missing
 or suboptimal in existing work.]

Coverage:

• State the specific gap precisely
• Avoid vague quantifiers (say "X achieves 70% accuracy" not "X achieves good accuracy")
• Connect directly to the gap identified in prior work

Task 1-3: Main Contributions

Input context: Novelty claims and contribution bullets from research-brief.json

Output: 3-4 bullet items summarizing contributions

LaTeX structure:

 paragraph{Main Contributions}
\label{sec:intro:contributions}

\begin{itemize}
    \item We propose \ldots
    \item We demonstrate \ldots
    \item We provide \ldots
\end{itemize}

Coverage:

• Start with "We propose..." or "This paper presents..."
• Be specific: name the method/approach, report key numbers where available
• Avoid generic claims ("significant improvement") without quantification
• Match the contributions to the problem gap stated in 1-2

Task 1-4: Paper Structure

Input context: Section ordering from ROADMAP.md

Output: 1 brief paragraph outlining paper structure

LaTeX structure:

 paragraph{Paper Organization}
\label{sec:intro:structure}

The remainder of this paper is organized as follows.
Section~\ref{sec:methodology} describes \ldots
Section~\ref{sec:results} presents \ldots
Section~\ref{sec:discussion} discusses \ldots
Section~\ref{sec:conclusion} concludes \ldots

Coverage:

• Follow standard IMRAD ordering (unless ROADMAP specifies otherwise)
• Reference section labels, not page numbers
• Keep brief (5-7 sentences max)

LaTeX Formatting Rules

Paragraph Block Structure

 paragraph{Title}
\label{sec:intro:task-id}

Content here...

% For contributions, use itemize inside the paragraph block:
\begin{itemize}
    \item First contribution...
    \item Second contribution...
\end{itemize}

Citation Style

• Numbered format: \cite{key1,key2}
• Grouped citations: \citealp{key1,key2,key3}
• In-text citation: \citeauthor{smith2020} found that...

Elsevier Template Reference

From templates/elsevier/main.tex:

\documentclass[review]{elsarticle}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts,amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{cite}

Label Naming Convention

• Background: \label{sec:intro:background}
• Problem: \label{sec:intro:problem}
• Contributions: \label{sec:intro:contributions}
• Structure: \label{sec:intro:structure}

Writing Quality Standards

Do

• Use precise, specific language
• Quantify claims when data is available
• Use hedging appropriately: "suggests", "indicates", "appears"
• Cite foundational and recent relevant work
• Match academic register (formal, objective tone)

Do Not

• Use vague quantifiers ("significant", "many", "various") without context
• Make claims without citation support
• Use first-person if journal prefers passive voice (check research-brief.json)
• Include TODO or FIXME placeholders
• Write in bullet format for background/problem/structure (only contributions may use itemize)

Task Execution Workflow

1. Read inputs in order: research-brief.json → literature.md → methodology.md
2. Identify task ID from the assigned wave task (e.g., 1-1, 1-2, etc.)
3. Write paragraph content following the task specification above
4. Create output directory manuscripts/{paper-name}/sections/intro/ if not exists
5. Write .tex file with correct \paragraph{} block and label
6. Verify file compiles standalone (can be \input{} into main document)

File Output Example

File: manuscripts/my-paper/sections/intro/1-1-background.tex

 paragraph{Reviewing Past Work}
\label{sec:intro:background}

Deep learning has transformed computer vision over the past decade, with
convolutional neural networks achieving human-level performance on benchmark
datasets \cite{lecun2015deep,krizhevsky2012imagenet}. Recent advances in
transformer architectures have further improved results on complex visual
understanding tasks \cite{dosovitskiy2021image,vit2020}. However, despite
these improvements, existing approaches face challenges when applied to
low-resolution medical imaging data \cite{smith2021limitations}. In the
domain of remote sensing, similar limitations have been observed, where
computational costs grow prohibitive for large-scale deployment \cite{chen2022remote}.

The field of low-light image enhancement has seen particular interest,
with traditional histogram equalization methods \cite{pizer1987adaptive}
gradually replaced by learning-based approaches \cite{lorenz2021learning}.
Despite these advances, real-time enhancement for video streams remains
computationally challenging \cite{wang2023real}, motivating the need for
more efficient architectures suitable for edge deployment.

Integration

This skill is spawned by aw-execute (wave executor) for each introduction paragraph task. It is not triggered directly by the user. The wave executor merges all paragraph outputs into sections/introduction.tex after all wave tasks complete.

Usage Example

aw-execute assigns:
  Task: 1-1 | Section: Introduction | Paragraph: Research Background
  → Spawns aw-write-intro for 1-1-background.tex
  → Writes: sections/intro/1-1-background.tex